GAMEDAY
INFORMATION
Oakland vs. Hartford | Monday, Nov. 18 -- 7 p.m. | The Blacktop at the O'rena

COVERAGE
BROADCAST: TV20 and ESPN+ | TALENT: Neal Ruhl and Dan Waterstradt, Madelyn Arnold (sideline) | RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130), iHeart Radio app | TALENT: Neal Ruhl and Dan Waterstradt
 
ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Oakland men's basketball team welcomes Hartford to the O'rena Monday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. for military appreciation night presented by Army.
 
The game will be broadcast on TV20 and ESPN+. Fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.
 
Active military and veterans are able to redeem up to four complimentary tickets by presenting their military ID and the first 200 fans will receive military style bucket hats.
 
The Golden Grizzlies (3-2) look to bounce back after No. 7 Maryland topped Oakland 80-50 on Saturday.

Fans can call (248) 370-4000 for ticket information or purchase online here. 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES

• Hartford leads 1-0
• The first and only meeting between the Golden Grizzlies and the Hawks came last season (12/16/18) as Oakland fell to Hartford, 87-82 on the road

NOTES

• Oakland looks to remain unbeaten at home, defeating Goshen in the season opener 94-66 on the Blacktop
• Oakland is 85-30 (.736) all time against non-conference opponents inside the O'rena
• Kevin Kangu was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Sunshine Slam after averaging 12.7 ppg, 5.0 rebs. And 6.0 in three games
• Daniel Oladapo earned Nike Horizon League Player of the week honors (11/11) after he led the Golden Grizzlies over the course of their four-game week averaging 13.8 points and 7.5 rebounds to guide Oakland to a 3-1 record to start the season. 
• The sophomore went an impressive 54 percent (20-of-37) from the floor and averaged 1.3 steals per game. Oladapo made his Oakland debut with a double-double recording 21 points and 12 boards in a 94-66 win over Goshen. The Bladensburg, Md. native averaged 11.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in the Sunshine Slam tournament to help guide Oakland to 2-1 record over the weekend.
• The Golden Grizzlies return redshirt-senior and First Team All-Horizon League selection Xavier Hill-Mais who averaged 18.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in 2018-19. 
• Brad Brechting also returns for his redshirt-senior campaign. The 6-11 center appeared in all 33 games, making 27 starts last season, and aver- aged 13.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in league play. 
• Head coach Greg Kampe enters his 36th season at the helm of the Golden Grizzlies and is the third-most tenured active coach at one school behind Duke's Mike Krzyzewksi (40 seasons) and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (44 seasons)
• Oakland added 10 newcomers to the 2019-20 squad, including three transfers in Kevin Kangu (Vincennes University), Daniel Oladapo (Chipola College) and Rashad Williams (Cleveland State)

 
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